Paper doll
Litor Publishers
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1950 - circa 1960
Materials
Printed cardboard and paper
Measurements
480 mm (height) x 320 mm (width)
Place of origin
Brighton
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672094
Summary
A dress up doll book featuring twin toddlers, Peggy and Peter, and Peggy's doll Patsy. The covers and pages of clothing are made from colour-printed cardboard, with a story at the centre of the book, printed in black on white paper. The book is intact - the dolls and their clothes and accessories which have been pre-cut, have not been punched out and played with.
Provenance
Donated to the National Trust Museum of Childhood by Jane Shuker in 2015. Owned by the donor and her sister Mary in the 1950s or early 1960s.
Makers and roles
Litor Publishers, manufacturer